Its an interesting enough read, and its key findings offer a useful precis of the state of the debate at present. Ultimately, the authors recommend that media investigations should be proportionate to what is being investigated and clearly targeted. They conclude that journalists should hold or deploy:- a clear sense of what the public interest justification might be- some justifying evidence to take an investigationforward so that it is not a ‘fishing expedition’- the minimum amount of deception- very clear rules about when secret recording takes place- a clear set of authorisations from within the editorial line managementchain;- a robust rationale for what is eventually put into the public domainand how.

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